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Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: These matters are relevant to the country as a whole because there would be increased demand on other regions such as Dublin, Cork and elsewhere. I do not think it is a tenable or sustainable proposition but it is a large-scale proposal. A meeting was held in the audiovisual room this morning with a group from Waterford who came to lobby Deputies. Given that many thousands of people...

Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: It is broader than that. The Taoiseach should allocate Government time to allow a debate.

Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: We have them and they are in huge demand. People are under time and access pressure. They have a lot to cope with. I ask the Taoiseach when is the health (amendment) (No. 2) Bill due before the House.

Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: During the 20 months the Government has been in office it has consistently sought to avoid responsibility for its own decisions. It has put out a never-ending stream of press releases praising its members as visionaries who are setting everything right. This has been accompanied by a constant effort to diminish, ignore and then deny flat-out the clear evidence of bad decisions and policies....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Referendum (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the agreement on Scotland holding a referendum in 2014 with Prime Minister Cameron or Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46065/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Referendum (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Scottish referendum in 2014 has any implications for the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46066/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Referendum (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Scottish referendum has been discussed at the recent EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46067/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is planning to take part in any forthcoming trade missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45672/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to part take in a trade mission in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48011/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the EU Council's actions to be taken and Ireland's contribution following the discussion on Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47589/12]

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: The reports of the premature and sudden death of Savita Halappanavar and her baby in University Hospital Galway are particularly tragic, harrowing and shocking to all concerned. We all extend our sympathies to her husband, Praveen, and their families at this sad time for them. For decades Ireland has had and has always aimed towards the lowest maternal death rates in pregnancy and during...

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: I want to make it clear that my objective here is not political. I am a layperson but, from a preliminary reading of this matter, it seems to me this woman should not have died in these circumstances. I accept that this is a subjective early assessment, but there are a range of issues involved. First, a woman has died in circumstances which are rare in Ireland and, accordingly, an...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: The content of the Bill is the subject matter of the debate. As a member of a credit union since my earliest years, I am very conscious of the different tradition that has evolved over time in the credit union movement. That said, it is important we strike a balance between protecting the members of credit unions and having proper prudential provisions and preserving the ethos of the credit...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: Subject to agreement between the Whips in accordance with the spirit of what the Taoiseach said.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: With a deficit of over €400 million in the health service, people were very concerned to read that a substantial amount of money had been hidden under the mattress in the Department of Health in the past few months, both for capital expenditure and the National Treatment Purchase Fund. Many of the people who depend on home help hours must be wondering why the number of home help hours...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: EU Presidency (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff hired for the Irish Presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50180/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2013 (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he or his officials have attended in relation to Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45669/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Finance if the timing of the forthcoming elections in Germany are influencing the timeline of when Ireland's debt issue will be examined by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47315/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland is a special case in relation to dealing with our legacy debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (14 Nov 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Finance if bank bonuses were already discussed at the level of EU leaders; or if there are plans to discuss them in the context of the Liikanen review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42930/12]